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DOTS: Toyota Celica GT liftback RA64

April 29, 2011 / banpei / 3 Comments

At the day of my arrival in the SF Bay area I went to the Santa Clara mall and parked at the top. I immediately noticed this Celica GT Liftback parked so I parked right next to it and took a few snapshots (including some B/W following later).

Down at the mall: Toyota Celica GT RA64
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I suspect it is the 22R powered RA64 model since no other US models are marketed as a GT (or GT-S).

The paintjob on this Celica has seen better days, just like a lot of other 15+ year old cars I spotted. I now understand why cars in California need a new paintjob regularly. ;)

Hilarious: Giant remote controlled Lowrider truck

April 29, 2011 / banpei / 0 Comments

A big bad remote controlled lowrider truck almost going amok on the crowd!

Now that’s a real toy for big boys!

Video: driving shotgun in an Isuzu Bellett GT-R

April 28, 2011 / banpei / 6 Comments

Ever wondered what an Isuzu Bellett GT-R looked and sounded like from the inside?

It is a shame they don’t rev that 1600cc DOHC all the way up to its redline… Then again: this car is so rare it would be a shame to damage it…

Carina Sightings: big spoilered and scooped Carina GT-R

April 27, 2011 / banpei / 1 Comment

Even though this Carina GT-R has the biggest spoiler I’ve seen so far (apart from the GT spoilers) and a ridiculous scoop on its bonnet it is still looking great. Must be the periodically correct wheels that match up with the spoiler and scoop.

Carina AA63 with big spoiler and hood scoop
Unfortunately the picture is too blurry to make out what these rims actually are. They look a bit like SSR Mk III rims but at the same time they could very well be SSR Star Formula or Work Excel rims…

Found at [masa_GT-B]

Japanese rustoseums (part twentyseven)

April 26, 2011 / banpei / 4 Comments

This little red shortnose Skyline Coupe KGC10 is rusting away somewhere on a junkyard. It must be there for a long time now: even a tree is growing out of the side windows!

shortnose Nissan Skyline KGC10
This 1800GL coupe is probably the most unloved model of the hakosuka Skyline because it lacks both the extended wheelbase of the other coupes and at the same time it lacks the smooth lines of the sedan/wagon. You can’t even make GT-R replica out of it, so naturally everybody scraps these little coupes…

Found at [Busakkuma]

WTF: Corona T40 on air bags

April 22, 2011 / banpei / 0 Comments

This is the classiest lowrider I’ve seen so far: a Toyota Corona T40 on air bags!

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